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The Hortus Botanicus Leiden, nestled in the heart of the city, is a historical gem and a tranquil retreat. Established in 1590, it holds the distinction of being the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands, with a rich collection that has grown over four centuries. Visitors can explore the Orangery from 1744, tropical greenhouses from 1938, and a winter garden from 2000, each offering a unique glimpse into the plant kingdom. The garden's commitment to education and conservation is evident through its diverse flora, including exotic species and historical plants like the old Tuliptree from 1716 and the Ginkgo from 1785. It's a place where nature's beauty is preserved and celebrated, providing a serene escape from the bustling city life.
TU Delft Hortus Botanicus
Aan het begin van de 20e eeuw wordt in Delft naast de toenmalige Technische Hogeschool, nu de Technische Universiteit Delft, een plantentuin aangelegd in een drassig stuk land tegen de Delftse binnenstad. Al snel wordt de tuin en het kassencomplex beplant met gewassen die van essentieel belang zijn voor de mens en duidelijke toepassingen hebben, zoals voedsel, medicijnen, kleding, onderdak en grondstoffen. Tropische gebruiksgewassen zoals bananen, gembers en thee, maar ook minder tropische families als de toverhazelaars zijn opgenomen in de plantencollecties, die verspreid door de tuin worden getoond, onderzocht en gebruikt.
De TU Delft Hortus Botanicus is een publieksgerichte tuin waar het heerlijk toeven is en altijd iets te ontdekken valt of te doen is. Maar het is ook een onderzoekstuin waar al meer dan 100 jaar botanisch onderzoek aan planten wordt gedaan. Het heeft veel wilde planten tot industriële toepassingen gebracht en is inspiratie geweest voor baanbrekende innovaties.
TU Delft Hortus Botanicus
At the beginning of the 20th century, a botanical garden was created in Delft, next to what was then the Delft University of Technology (now Delft University of Technology), on a marshy plot of land bordering the city center. The garden and greenhouse complex were soon planted with plants essential to humankind and with clear applications, such as food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and raw materials. Tropical crops such as bananas, ginger, and tea, as well as less tropical families like witch hazel, are included in the plant collections, which are displayed, researched, and used throughout the garden.
The TU Delft Hortus Botanicus is a public garden where it is wonderful to relax and enjoy, and where there is always something to discover and do. But it is also a research garden where botanical research on plants has been conducted for over 100 years. It has brought many wild plants to industrial use and has inspired groundbreaking innovations.
Hortus botanicus Haren-Groningen
It is one of the oldest and largest botanical gardens in the Netherlands. At the Hortus, which covers about 15 acres, there are a large number of very different gardens.
In addition to the various (botanical ) gardens, the Hortus also includes an authentic Chinese Ming garden with an authentic Chinese tea house. This garden, which has a different design than western gardens, is a gift from the city of Shanghai to the City and County of Groningen.
The Hortus was part of the University of Groningen (RUG) and until the 1980s’ played an important role in the teaching and research of Biology especially Plant Systematics. A national division of labor between universities and developments in science led to the minimization of the Hortus’ role within the RUG. Since 2002, the Stichting Behoud Groene Hortus (SBGH) has acted as custodian of the heritage of the RUG. As of 2012, the Hortus stands on its own feet financially.
In 1986, a Groningen trade mission visited several cities in China. While visiting a restaurant near the Long Hua temple in Shanghai, one of the members of the mission said that “they should have something like this in Groningen, too. And so it happened. Master Le Wei Zong, Shanghai’s famous urban garden architect, created the first designs during a visit to the Hortus. Shanghai provided construction materials and the Netherlands provided the necessary funds.
Almost all the material used to build the Chinese garden was shipped from China to the Netherlands, from the stones in the garden and the wood of the pavilions to the furniture of the Moaning of the Dragon Tea House. For seven months, dozens of Chinese workers laid out the park largely by hand, because “What you make by hand, you can put your soul into. The result of this cooperation between the Netherlands and Shanghai is the beautiful Chinese garden The Hidden Kingdom of Ming, which was officially opened by H.M. Queen Beatrix on April 12, 1995.
Hortus botanicus Haren-Groningen
It is one of the oldest and largest botanical gardens in the Netherlands. At the Hortus, which covers about 15 acres, there are a large number of very different gardens.
In addition to the various (botanical ) gardens, the Hortus also includes an authentic Chinese Ming garden with an authentic Chinese tea house. This garden, which has a different design than western gardens, is a gift from the city of Shanghai to the City and County of Groningen.
The Hortus was part of the University of Groningen (RUG) and until the 1980s’ played an important role in the teaching and research of Biology especially Plant Systematics. A national division of labor between universities and developments in science led to the minimization of the Hortus’ role within the RUG. Since 2002, the Stichting Behoud Groene Hortus (SBGH) has acted as custodian of the heritage of the RUG. As of 2012, the Hortus stands on its own feet financially.
In 1986, a Groningen trade mission visited several cities in China. While visiting a restaurant near the Long Hua temple in Shanghai, one of the members of the mission said that “they should have something like this in Groningen, too. And so it happened. Master Le Wei Zong, Shanghai’s famous urban garden architect, created the first designs during a visit to the Hortus. Shanghai provided construction materials and the Netherlands provided the necessary funds.
Almost all the material used to build the Chinese garden was shipped from China to the Netherlands, from the stones in the garden and the wood of the pavilions to the furniture of the Moaning of the Dragon Tea House. For seven months, dozens of Chinese workers laid out the park largely by hand, because “What you make by hand, you can put your soul into. The result of this cooperation between the Netherlands and Shanghai is the beautiful Chinese garden The Hidden Kingdom of Ming, which was officially opened by H.M. Queen Beatrix on April 12, 1995.
We came today to the Kraków's Botanical Garden looking for the signs of spring... nothing found, though. Maybe next week ;)
Botanicus Interacticus is a technology for designing highly expressive interactive plants, both living and artificial. The project is motivated by the rapid fusion of our computing and dwelling spaces, as well as the increasingly tactile and gestural nature of our interactions with digital devices. It is an interaction platform that expands interaction beyond computing devices and appliances to place it anywhere in the physical environment.
Botanicus Interacticus has a number of unique properties that set it apart from previous work on interactive plants:
- This instrumentation of plants is simple, non-invasive, and does not damage the plants. It requires only a single wire placed anywhere in the soil.
- The interaction goes beyond simple touch detection to allow rich gestural interaction with the plant (for example, sliding fingers on the stem of the orchid, detecting touch location, proximity tracking, and estimating the amount of touch contact.
- The gesture recognition is accurate. It applies machine-learning techniques for precise and unambiguous recognition of gestures.
- It deconstructs the electrical properties of plants and replicates them using electrical components. This allows a broad variety of biologically inspired artificial plants that behave nearly exactly the same as their biological counterparts. The same sensing technology is used with both living and artificial plants, making them interchangeable.
A broad range of applications is possible with this technology: designing interactive, responsive environments; developing a new form of living interaction devices; and developing ambient and pervasive interfaces. At SIGGRAPH 2012, the technology's versatility is demonstrated as an entertainment application where visitors can communicate with living and artificial plants by gesturing on them and observing the plants’ “response” in the form of rich computer-generated imagery and sound.
Ivan Poupyrev
Disney Research, Pittsburgh
Philipp Schoessler
Disney Research, Pittsburgh and Universität der Künste Berlin
Jonas Loh
Studio NAND
Gunnar Green
TheGreenEyl
Eric Brockmeyer
Disney Research, Pittsburgh
Willy Sengewald
TheGreenEyl
Munehiko Sato
Disney Research, Pittsburgh and The University of Tokyo